Rev. John Brown Sr.
(Abt 1772-1822)
Elizabeth Gottshall
(1771-1849)
John Brown Jr.
(1800-1884)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Catherine Ann Mater

John Brown Jr. 1

  • Born: 4 Oct 1800, , Cumberland, PA 1
  • Marriage (1): Catherine Ann Mater on 30 Oct 1822 in , Floyd, IN, USA
  • Died: 22 Dec 1884, Hoopeston, Vermilion, IL, USA at age 84 1
  • Buried: West Lafayette: Shambaugh Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 1

   FamilySearch ID: KLBV-L76.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Arrival: 1816, in , Harrison, OH. 2

2. Census in 1830 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN, USA. 3 The 1830 census recorded John Brown's household with:
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 4.

3. Census in 1840 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN, USA. 4 ---
The 1840 census listed 3 Brown brothers as neighors.
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The 1840 census recorded William Brown with this household:
Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
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Next listed is John Brown with this household:
Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Males - 15 thru 19: 2
Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Females - Under 5: 3
Females - 5 thru 9: 3
Females - 10 thru 14: 2
Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 4
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Next listed is Jacob Brown with this household:
Males - Under 5: 1
Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Females - Under 5: 1
Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1.

4. Newspaper: Hoopeston Daily Chronicle: Uncle John Brown died at 5 o'clock last evening from the effects of his recent stroke of paralysis. His remains will be taken to Indiana tomorrow, where they will be interred by the side of kindred gone before., 23 Dec 1884, Hoopeston, Vermilion, IL, USA. 5

5. Obituary: Hoopeston Daily Chronicle: obituary of John Brown on 23 Dec 1884 in Hoopeston, Vermilion, IL, USA. 5 Uncle John Brown died at 5 o'clock last evening from the effects of his recent stroke of paralysis. His remains will be taken to Indiana tomorrow, where they will be interred by the side of kindred gone before.


John married Catherine Ann Mater on 30 Oct 1822 in , Floyd, IN, USA. (Catherine Ann Mater was born on 14 Oct 1804 in , Dauphin, PA,6 died on 22 Nov 1866 in Montmorenci, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 6 and was buried in West Lafayette: Shambaugh Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 6.)

Sources

1 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78232876.

2 Portrait and Biographical Record of Montgomery, Parke and Fountain Counties, Indiana (Chicago, Chapman Bros. 1893, 718 pages.), Online https://books.google.com/books?id=W0TWAAAAMAAJ page 283 William Brown.

3 1830 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGG-J8P John Brown, Fountain, Indiana, United States; citing 130.

4 1840 United States Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Shawnee, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: 80; Page: 223; Family History Library Film: 0007724.

5 "Hoopeston Daily Chronicle (Hoopeston, IN)," 23 Dec 1884, obituary of John Brown.

6 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78232587.


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